8 Essential items to keep you comfortable on long economy fare flights…
I reached out to a travel agent at the end of the Summer to start planning for me and my husband’s dream vacation to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary coming up in February. We are not going to take the trip until April. The flight is 24 hours plus, so we want to be comfortable. We are thinking, we have plenty of time to pay the trip off, let’s splurge and get those nice first class cabins. Not!!! We received a quote of $4,800 per seat for business class. There will be no luxury cabins on this ride. We will pass. To the back of the plane we go!
We are not going to let small seats and an overly long flight keep us from taking two tickets to paradise! We got creative with our flight itinerary and managed to get a day layover each way in a great destination that we have never been to before. This will allow us to not spend as much time on the plane at once and turn what would have been one vacation into two.
Now here is what you need to make it work. We are flying Turkish airways for this flight that we will take in April, but some of the economy airlines do not provide anything in return for low prices on fares. Some do not even provide snacks or drinks, so pack protein bars, trail mix and buy beverages once you have passed through security to take with you on the plane.
8 Essential Items to make your long flight comfortable
1). Travel Pillow: Travel Pillow $9.99
2). Fleece Throw Blanket: Fleece Throw Blanket $2.99
3). Ipad (I prefer the iPad so that you can save your battery on your cell phone and listen to music, read books and watch movies that you have downloaded if there is no entertainment provided on the plane). http://www.apple.com/ipad/
4). Bose noise cancelling headphones (they offer great surround sound and cancel out the loud noise from the plane and the people around you). www.bose.com
5). External cell phone charger: http://www.bestbuy.com $7.99
6). Infinity Travel Scarf (keep your passport and wallet on you in a comfortable place while you sleep on the plane). www.ivyandvineclothing.com
7). Personal Hygiene kit (freshen up with a toothbrush, mouthwash, hand sanitizer and wet wipes to wash your hands, and a hair tie to keep your hair in place). https://www.walmart.com $5.49
8). An Eye Mask to shut the light out in case someone near you wants to turn the light on and read or raise their shade. https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com $5.99
